Head Coaches:
TBD Flag
Chris Perryman Mighty Mites
Mardi Ekmekjian Pee Wees
Dom Santoli Juniors
Chris Bulger Seniors
TBD Flag
Chris Perryman Mighty Mites
Mardi Ekmekjian Pee Wees
Dom Santoli Juniors
Chris Bulger Seniors
Assistant Coaches:
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TBD Mighty Mites Ray Nabhani Pete Mirkovich D.J. Pierro Bill McAuliffe Chris Dowd Chris Dauble Pee Wees Matt Wagnon Ed Kazmiercak Mike Sandberg Pat Krenn James Golden Nick Pavlou Matt Perrapato Socrates Perez Geronimo Chala Jeff Boniello Paul Castellini Will Lawrence |
Juniors
Chris Pettit Carl Makula Mike Cook Sal Garritano John LoRusso Pete DiBlasi Sean Macer Mike Wilson James Golden Dan Duleski Bryan Patoray Seniors
Joe Scalia Silver Cruz Ben Wingate Anthony Greco Pat Krenn Brian Clason Dan O'Neill |
meet your HEAD coaches

Mighty Mites (grades 1 and 2 - tackle) - Head Coach - Chris Perryman
Chris was the head coach of our flag program in the 2022 season, and has over 30 years of experience between coaching and playing football.
Chris will be assisted by two coaches that are returning from last year’s Mites team, and many other great coaches who will be joining from last year’s flag program.
Chris was the head coach of our flag program in the 2022 season, and has over 30 years of experience between coaching and playing football.
Chris will be assisted by two coaches that are returning from last year’s Mites team, and many other great coaches who will be joining from last year’s flag program.

Pee Wee level (grades 3 and 4) - Head Coach - Mardi Ekmekjian
Current Co-President Jr. Cardinals Football Program
Head coach for Peewee, Junior and Senior levels since 2016
Serves on WTBBSB board (Washington Township Baseball and Softball)
Sponsoring, managing and coaching since 2013
Washington Twp. Wrestling/Westwood Cardinal Wrestling coach since 2014
Also currently serves on the town Recreation Advisory Board
Mardi’s son Mardi Jr. is a former Junior Cardinal, now representing Westwood High School on the field. His son, Jace, is entering grade 4 and is a returning member of the Pee Wee team.
Current Co-President Jr. Cardinals Football Program
Head coach for Peewee, Junior and Senior levels since 2016
Serves on WTBBSB board (Washington Township Baseball and Softball)
Sponsoring, managing and coaching since 2013
Washington Twp. Wrestling/Westwood Cardinal Wrestling coach since 2014
Also currently serves on the town Recreation Advisory Board
Mardi’s son Mardi Jr. is a former Junior Cardinal, now representing Westwood High School on the field. His son, Jace, is entering grade 4 and is a returning member of the Pee Wee team.

Juniors level (grades 5 and 6) - Head Coach - Dom Santoli
Dom Santoli is also Bergen Catholic’s head Wrestling coach and an assistant coach for Bergen Catholic’s amazing football program.
Coach Santoli demonstrates his commitment to excellence in all he does, as a wrestling and football coach, Department Chair of the Physical Education Department and Transportation Coordinator for Bergen Catholic. He has a great rapport with the student body and is one of the most well-liked and well-respected faculty members in the BC Community.
He also played football, wrestling, and baseball at Bergen Catholic. In football, Dom headlined a linebacking core that won consecutive state championships in 1998 and 1999. He graduated from the school in 2000 and went on to play football at Delaware.
Dom Santoli is also Bergen Catholic’s head Wrestling coach and an assistant coach for Bergen Catholic’s amazing football program.
Coach Santoli demonstrates his commitment to excellence in all he does, as a wrestling and football coach, Department Chair of the Physical Education Department and Transportation Coordinator for Bergen Catholic. He has a great rapport with the student body and is one of the most well-liked and well-respected faculty members in the BC Community.
He also played football, wrestling, and baseball at Bergen Catholic. In football, Dom headlined a linebacking core that won consecutive state championships in 1998 and 1999. He graduated from the school in 2000 and went on to play football at Delaware.

Seniors level (grades 7 and 8) - Head Coach - Chris Bulger
Chris has been living in Westwood since 2004 with his wife Lauren. His son Joey, who will be in eighth grade, will be playing his last season for the Junior Cards this coming Fall.
This upcoming season will be Coach Bulger’s tenth with the program. He started out coaching instructional flag for two years before moving to Mighty Mites.
This upcoming season will be his fourth as a head coach in the program. He’s served as head coach for two years at the Juniors level and this year will be his second coaching the Seniors level.
In 2020, Coach Bulger won the Super Bowl with the Juniors team. To Chris, and his team, it was tremendously rewarding being able to accomplish a championship during the on and off Covid-19 related shutdowns.
We are excited to have Chris back for a fourth season as head coach.
Chris has been living in Westwood since 2004 with his wife Lauren. His son Joey, who will be in eighth grade, will be playing his last season for the Junior Cards this coming Fall.
This upcoming season will be Coach Bulger’s tenth with the program. He started out coaching instructional flag for two years before moving to Mighty Mites.
This upcoming season will be his fourth as a head coach in the program. He’s served as head coach for two years at the Juniors level and this year will be his second coaching the Seniors level.
In 2020, Coach Bulger won the Super Bowl with the Juniors team. To Chris, and his team, it was tremendously rewarding being able to accomplish a championship during the on and off Covid-19 related shutdowns.
We are excited to have Chris back for a fourth season as head coach.